dmee3 / tasksapp

A simple drill for learning new frameworks, REST & basic web development

Tasks Application

Skill Level: Intermediate
Time Limit: n/a

Create an application with the framework of your choice (Rails, Django, etc) that tracks tasks that you'd like to complete. The goal of this challenge is to build a simple RESTful application that persists data in a database and provides CRUD functionality to the user.

Mockup

VERB	PATH	User for
GET	/tasks	display a list of all tasks
POST	/tasks	create a new task
GET	/tasks/:id	display a specific task
PATCH/PUT	/tasks/:id	update a specific task
DELETE	/tasks/:id	delete a specific task

Purpose of challenge

• Learn RESTful routes
• Simple drill for learning a new web framework
• Use a database for persistence
• Familiarity with HTTP methods

Resources

• Mozilla on HTTP
• Mozilla HTML forms guide
• Why are there no PUT & DELETE methods on HTML forms?